Sports & Recreation
RE:Creation

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• RE: Creation / A View of the Terrain

• Links to Sports & Recreation On-Line:  Fishing in Vermont {cont.}

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A View of the Terrain
   Satellite Images of Vermont {click on any image for a larger view}

One of the things that makes Vermont a great place for recreation is the varied terrain.  From The Lake, across the rolling hills of The Valley, into the foothills, and on up to the peaks of The Mountains, there's as much variety here, and within relatively short distances, as you're likely to find anywhere.  ...

That got us to thinking:  Wouldn't it be great to get a view of all this?  Not just a topo map, mind you.  But some photos of the real thing.  ...

So, we set out to hunt some down.  And sure enough, at one of our favorite stops -- the NASA web site -- we came upon these satellite images of all of it  ...  from the southern reaches of Québec, through The Valley, down to the Catskills  ... and from the Adirondacks, across The Greens, on over into the White Mtns. ...

That said, these images -- taken in 1985, in November, so the topography is pretty distinct -- were all made on one pass.  We've included the text which NASA provides, to help isolate certain details and get you oriented.  ...

Of course, even a glance at our own neighborhood will show -- from the Eastern Seaboard to the Great Lakes and down the Mississippi -- an area that, per square mile, is probably the most lit up place on the face of the earth.  However, closer inspection, for example of the Northern Mediterranean coastline, will reveal even greater density, though not as vast an area.

We'll leave you here to pick out your own details.  The photos below link to larger images.  Simply click on them.

Images of Vermont and The Champlain Valley
	Lake Champlain and The Richelieu, on up into Québec  ...

	The Southern End of The Lake and Lake George ...
Click Here for a Composite Photo of the Entire Region {You'll see the lines where we 'glued' the images together, But it's still worth a look.  ...  Also, at 150k, it's about 3x the size of the other images, so give it some time to download to your browser.  At 56k, it should take no more than 30 seconds or so.  ...}

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